MIRANSHAH: At a Jirga held here on the occasion of Mr I.I. Chundrigar`s visit, the tribal Maliks reiterated their loyalty to Pakistan and asked the Afghan Government to change its present `un-Islamic policy`.

The NWFP Governor ... was given a big ovation by tribal Pathans of North Waziristan.

They showered flowers on his car, fired rifle shots in the air and shouted `Pakistan Zindabad` and `Islam Zindabad`.

Replying to an address of welcome presented by Malik Habibullah Khan Torikhel ... the Governor said, `In your address you have rightly said that it was the great desire of the late Quaid-i-Azam to see that the germs of sectarianism should be eliminated from the body politic of Pakistan. Islam abhors sectarianism and teaches unity and brotherhood`.

Stating that Pakistan had been constantly taking up the cause of Muslim countries in the [UN] and trying to create cordial relations with them, the Governor said: `... The recent visit of ... the Shahinshah of Iran showed Pakistan`s endeavour to maintain cordial and brotherly relations with Muslim countries of the world. ...` News agencies